Automobile rim



Apr. 17, 1923.

EASZMYB J. s. EDWARDS AUTOMOBILE RIM Fild April 14, 1921- eflaifi'dwards.

Patented Apr. 17, 1923.

earner J'OS E S. EDWARDS, 0F HELPER, UTAH.

AUTOMOBILE RIM.

Application filed April 14, 1921. Serial No. 461,319;

T 0 all cohom it may concern: Be it known that JOSE S. EDWARDS, citlzen of the United States, residing at Helper,

in the county of Carbon and State of Utah, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in AutomobileRims, of which the following is a specification.

- This invention relates to automobile rims and more particularly to a sectional rim whereby an automobile tire may be easily and conveniently removed from the felly of a wheel or mounted thereon in a simple yet expedient manner without resorting to the use of special tools or implements.

The primary object of the invention resides in the provision of. a. sectional, telescopic'automobile rim adapted to fit a tire casing and retain the same in proper posi- .tion on the felly of a wheel, including a novel and improved locking device whereby the sections are prevented from circumferentlal as well as lateral movement with re- .spect to each other.

tions due to circumferential or lateral thrust incident to the rim.

A still further and very important object of the invention will be found in its simplicity of construction, consisting of comparatively few parts therefor inexpensive to manufacture, thoroughly reliable and eflicient in operation and use, practical, easily assembled without special tools or implements, strong and durable, and of universal application for use in connection with various size pneumatic or solid tire constructions for touring or commercial automobile wheels.

With these objects in View and others which will be manifest and suggested as the purpose and nature of my invention are revealed in the following specification and drawing wherein I have shown a practical, preferred embodiment thereof,

Referring now to drawings wherein like parts designate corresponding parts throughout the specification, in the form of the invention illustrated by Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, numeral 5 designates a tire casing and 6 the felly of a wheel on which it is to be mounted, a portion of a wheel spoke being designated by numeral 7.

The rim proper consists of a pair-of telescoping, interlocked sections, the inner section 8 being somewhat wider than the felly and adapted to be rigidly secured thereto by any suitable form of fastening element such as bolts and nuts 9, preferably positioned equi-distant about the said folly.

The inner section 8 has an upturned, curved,

flanged portion 10 which conforms to the contour of the casing, thus gripping and retaining the same in proper position with the complementary, outer section of the rim, now to be referred to.

The outer section 11 of said rim is substantially similar'to the inner section 8, being, also provided with an upturned, curved, flanged portion 12 for gripping the opposite side of the casing. The outer section 11 bears on inner section 8. The respective inner and outer sections of the rim above referred to, of. course telescope with respect to each other in retaining a tire casing in its proper position on the felly of a wheel, the outer section being removable, and held in locked position to the inner section by the novel and improved locking device, now to be described'in detail.

Riveted or otherwise secured as at 13 to the outer section 11 of the rim and near the outer edge thereof, I have provided angle iron members 1 1 which fits in a slot 15, cut out of the side of the inner section 8, preferably at equal distances about the circumference of the said'section. The said inner section is also provided with attached, substantially Z-shaped keepers 16, 17 adapted to cooperate with the slots of the said section and designed to receive locking bolts or keys 18 therein, said key having an e11- larged head 19 and retained by a cotter pin 20 whereby the respective sections of the rim will be held in their locked position. It will be readily apparent that since the angle iron member above referred to is retained in the slot or cut out portion behind the locking bolt held by the keepers that the inner and outer sections are prevented from circumferential or 1ateral movement with respect to each other and the tire will of course be tion shown in Figs. 3 aiid4 of thedrawing, I have shown the inner section 21 and the outer section 22 as formed with upturned 26 to the outer section is adapted to be also flanges 23, 24- respectively and adapted to telescope in the same manner as above described to retain a tire casing. Theangle iron member 25 which is also riveted as at held in a slot 27 formed in the side of the inner section so that in their assembled position, the angle iron member will lie substantially flush with the side of the felly 28 as suggested by Fig. 4 of the drawing. 'The keepers 29, 30 of the inner section are arranged in the same relation as the Z-sliap'ed keepers above referred to, beiiig'adapted'to confine a metallic, spring hoop 31 which is provided with a hinged block 32 and a latch ing member-'33 wherebythe ends ofsaid hoop are'maintained in their proper locking position between tlie'angle iron member and the keepers. a

From this construction it will be quite apparent and readily understood thatby pro- From the above descriptioiitaken in coirnection with the accompanying drawings, it

of a wheel without special, skill or labor. In

iieiitIynttaClied to theiniiersection a'ts'paced will be seen that'I have provided a novel and improved, sectional telescopic rim, capable of use both with pneumatic or solid tires and which may be-readily mounted on the felly the-accompanying drawings, I have shown my invention as embodied in one form by way of example'and which in practice has been found to be highly satisfactory and efficient in obtaiiiing'th'edesired results, It

"will be understood lioweve'i","tliatother embodiiiients'may beadopted a nclresorted to without departing froin'the s irit-and scope of the"inventionand that-I'do not wish to belimited or restricted to theex'aot form of the invention shownfexce'pt as specified and included in the subject "matter hereinafter being claimed. 1

Haviiig'shownf "and described my invention what I now/claim as new andd'esire to secure "by Letters Pateiit'of the United States is An'autoi'nobile tire rim, comprising two telescoping sec tioii's,'one bea'ring on the'other,

means for fasteningtl-ieinner'of said sections to the felly of thefwlieel meansfor securing 69 the other section to the wheel comprising keepers, permjz'inei'itly attached at spaced relations'to the outer section, angle irons permarelatioasaud a locking bolt passing through said keepers" for locking thetwo sections together to prevent circumferential andiatern HIOVGXiiEIlt tliGI'GOf with respect to each other.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in piesencepf two witnesses.

, Josn slnnwi'innsj lvit'nessesz Ronnizr'HowAian, GI /BURTON. 

